Naasha
15-04-2007, 19:07
9th October 2009
1030 hours (local time)
Flight 1367C (international charter) roared off the runway at Sandya International, just another freight aircraft laden with cargo bound for all over the world. RDSN Customs officials had routinely inspected the contents prior to takeoff, and had listed them as 'scientific manufacturing equipment and reagents'. The cargo manifest proclaimed them to be 'Shipment 008-A (Caution! Flammable, Biohazard, Fragile)'.
The flight was scheduled to last for 53 hours and was unusual in that the aircraft was privately chartered to Fawell Research and Manufacturing Corporation for the trip rather than operated by a parcel carrier as was usually the case.
1110 hours
Flight 1367C left Naashan airspace heading southwest, over the Ionian Sea and into the Mediterranean. Naashan Air Command RADAR installation at Viir confirms the course but notes that the aircraft has dropped to 20,000 feet and notifies the civilian ATC.
1112 hours
Air Traffic Control contacts Flight 1367C to inquire about the loss of altitude, there is no response from the cockpit but the message is passed to the Flight Engineer at the rear of the aircraft who agrees to go forward and investigate.
1113 hours
Air Traffic Control computers receive an automated message from the aircraft stating that the dead man's switch has been activated and that autopilot has been engaged. Further attempts to contact the crew fail as neither the cockpit nor the rear-section respond. RADAR at Viir reports that the aircraft begins to climb steeply.
1114 hours
Attempts to remotely gain control of the aircraft's flight control systems fail as the autopilots safty override mechanism has failed to deactivate. RADAR reports the aircraft is losing speed quickly, the operator believes the plane has stalled. RADAR signature is subsequently lost, communication with the aircraft's systems fails between five and twenty seconds later.
1117 hours
Naashan Coastguard is alerted to a planecrash followed by an explosion in the Mediterranean, 34 miles south-south west of Naasha by local shipping.
Official Statement from the Ministry for the Environment
For the attention of all local and international shipping, as well as coastal authorities in the Surdun region of Greater Naasha.
At approximately 11:15 an aircraft carrying dangerous chemicals and biological reagents crashed in the Mediterranean 34 miles south-south west of Naasha.
At present we are unable to verify the contents but can state that we believe a potent gaseous chemical toxin to be among them.
Shipping is advised to alter course away from the attached GPS coordinates immediately. Further information will be released as and when we have it.
1030 hours (local time)
Flight 1367C (international charter) roared off the runway at Sandya International, just another freight aircraft laden with cargo bound for all over the world. RDSN Customs officials had routinely inspected the contents prior to takeoff, and had listed them as 'scientific manufacturing equipment and reagents'. The cargo manifest proclaimed them to be 'Shipment 008-A (Caution! Flammable, Biohazard, Fragile)'.
The flight was scheduled to last for 53 hours and was unusual in that the aircraft was privately chartered to Fawell Research and Manufacturing Corporation for the trip rather than operated by a parcel carrier as was usually the case.
1110 hours
Flight 1367C left Naashan airspace heading southwest, over the Ionian Sea and into the Mediterranean. Naashan Air Command RADAR installation at Viir confirms the course but notes that the aircraft has dropped to 20,000 feet and notifies the civilian ATC.
1112 hours
Air Traffic Control contacts Flight 1367C to inquire about the loss of altitude, there is no response from the cockpit but the message is passed to the Flight Engineer at the rear of the aircraft who agrees to go forward and investigate.
1113 hours
Air Traffic Control computers receive an automated message from the aircraft stating that the dead man's switch has been activated and that autopilot has been engaged. Further attempts to contact the crew fail as neither the cockpit nor the rear-section respond. RADAR at Viir reports that the aircraft begins to climb steeply.
1114 hours
Attempts to remotely gain control of the aircraft's flight control systems fail as the autopilots safty override mechanism has failed to deactivate. RADAR reports the aircraft is losing speed quickly, the operator believes the plane has stalled. RADAR signature is subsequently lost, communication with the aircraft's systems fails between five and twenty seconds later.
1117 hours
Naashan Coastguard is alerted to a planecrash followed by an explosion in the Mediterranean, 34 miles south-south west of Naasha by local shipping.
Official Statement from the Ministry for the Environment
For the attention of all local and international shipping, as well as coastal authorities in the Surdun region of Greater Naasha.
At approximately 11:15 an aircraft carrying dangerous chemicals and biological reagents crashed in the Mediterranean 34 miles south-south west of Naasha.
At present we are unable to verify the contents but can state that we believe a potent gaseous chemical toxin to be among them.
Shipping is advised to alter course away from the attached GPS coordinates immediately. Further information will be released as and when we have it.